Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes technical changes to a Section concerning legislative declarations.
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a public utility may not disconnect for nonpayment service during the period from December 1 through March 31 to a residential customer who is eligible for assistance under the Energy Assistance Act of 1989. Effective immediately.
Amends the Fire Investigation Act. Provides that an owner or occupier of a premises owes a reasonable duty of care to fire fighters to maintain the premises in accordance with applicable fire safety codes, regulations, ordinances, and generally applicable safety standards. Defines "premises". Effective immediately.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the Property Tax Appeal Board shall provide annually, no later than February 1, to the Governor and the General Assembly a report that contains for each county (1) the total number of cases for commercial and industrial property requesting a reduction in assessed value of $100,000 or more for each of the last 5 years, (2) the total number of cases for commercial and industrial property decided by the Board for each of the last 5 years, and (3) the total change in assessed value based on the Property Tax Appeal Board decisions for commercial property and industrial property for each of the last 5 years. Provides that, in counties with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the Board shall electronically distribute every 30 days to the chief county assessment officer, free of charge, certain information about appeals to the Board. Effective immediately.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to property and casualty insurers.
Amends the Consumer Installment Loan Act. Increases the amount that an obligor may owe to a licensee under the Act from $25,000 to $40,000.
Amends the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 and the Savings Bank Act. Makes provisions for the disclosure of information by the Commissioner of Banks and Real Estate in connection with examinations of savings banks and savings and loan associations. Effective immediately.
Creates the Civil No Contact Order Act. Sets forth procedures under which a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration may petition a court for a civil no contact order requiring the person who committed the non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration to stay away from the victim. Provides that violation of a civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that a law enforcement officer may make an arrest without a warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that a person has committed or is committing a violation of a civil no contact order. Provides that sheriffs shall furnish to the Department of State Police copies of no contact orders issued by the court and that civil no contact orders shall be entered in the LEADS system. Provides that the Department of State Police shall maintain a record and index of civil no contact orders.
Amends various Acts relating to the governance of public universities in Illinois. Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, provides that the tuition charged an undergraduate student who is an Illinois resident shall not exceed the amount that the student was charged at the time he or she first enrolled in the university as an Illinois resident if that student enrolled not more than 3 and one-half academic years before.
Amends the Credit Card Issuance Act. Provides that a credit card issuer who offers to an Illinois resident a credit card with a fixed annual percentage rate may not increase the annual percentage rate or rates of interest applicable to that credit card account, or prematurely remove or increase any introductory annual percentage rate or rates of interest applicable to the account, for reasons other than actions or omissions of the card holder that are directly related to the account and that are clearly and conspicuously described to the card holder at the time the credit card is issued. Effective immediately.
Amends the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. Provides for licensure as an advanced practice nurse in the category of certified registered nurse anesthetist without the required graduate degree under specified conditions. Effective immediately.
Creates the Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Creates the Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority. Authorizes the Authority to make loans for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or rehabilitating sports facilities in the State of Illinois, excluding the City of Chicago. Provides procedures for the Authority to issue bonds. Provides that the Authority may impose an occupation tax upon all persons engaged in the business of renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a hotel if approved by ordinance of the affected municipality.
